Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-08
STABLES OF NOTED MEN.
THE HORSES AND TURNOuTS OF
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Senator Stanford. ae5. 900 Harm - HI.
Horse Farm at Pal" Alta aud His
Rules Of Horse Training-Rspre
tive Scott's Horse Farm.


WASHINGTON, Oct 81 walked past the
largest private stables in Washington today.
They are thos. OF Senator Stanford, Of Cali
fornia The ground allotted Ia them is sixty
feet front by more than 100 feet deep, and the
stables will Accommodate about n dozen
horses and COW. They are now nearly
completed, and they look more like chapel
than stables The building is OF two stories
leis made of select brick. and the ground
upon which it stands is worth at least 81 a
square foot 1t has already cost. all toll.
e25.ooo, and will foot up $1,000 more before
it is completed. Senator Sanford told me
before lie left for California that in building
these stables lie aimed at the comfort Of his
horses rather than extravaganza. and that
the reports sent out about their gorgeousness
were without foundation.
went into them myself today They are
entered by double doors, and the covered
court where the hitching up is to bc done is
so big that a four horse omnibus could turn
around in It without tou hing the walls. Its
dcor is Of concrete, in small blocks. and its
ceiling, Gir,ied by iron rafters, is made of
"eNaSGt plLc, hIlu var
nisl,esl. 1t is well lighted, and at one corner
there is a great elevator, as big rs the floor
Of a fair sized bedroom. which Is used for
raising and lowering the carriages to the
second story. Directly in front OF this court
stands the door leading on into the stables
proper. These are separated from the hitch
Ing court 10y two rooms. one of which is q
wash room for harness. This has a station
ary wash tub, with hot and cold water and
il has all the convenieuces for the hanging
up of harness to dry. Upon the opposite side
there is n harness room, or what might better
be called a harness wardrobe. Ii is as large
As a hall bed room. is lined with glass cases
made Of some white wood, and along the
backs of each case number of iron sad
dies made for the hanging up Of harness
Below are drawers in which the robes NAV
be kept and there are a number Of poles
stretched across the top for the hanging Of
saddles and harness
The Recommendations for the horses are
perfect. The stables arranged that
not a draught of air can strike eated
hurse, aud - that the light comes from, above
and cannot slime in their ewes, and the walls
of the stables, which ARE double, are warm
as modern architecture can make them.
There are thrpe large box stalls, the lower
part Of each of which is made of white wood.
with All iron railing running around the top.
The drainage and sewerag. IF this barn is a.
perfect as that of IA sanitary resort, and the
floor of each of these box stalls slopes slightly
from the edge. Of the square Ia the center.
One of the stalls is more elegantly finished
than the others. and this is intended for sick
horses. Each stall has a feed trough OF iron
at the CO ner and the halter strap is 50 ar
ranged with a weight ana pulley that it
cannot possibly become entanSled IN the
horses legs
The feeding arrangements are up stairs,
and the feed is dropped down through chutes
by means Of slides, 50 that any given amount
can be accurately measured. There is a little
COW stall at the back for one of the Jerseys.
aud there are four or five other stalls in addi-
ton TO the box ones Each stall has place
for ali iron label over it, on which is to be
painted the name of the horse occupying it.
The second floor Of these stables is reached
by a winding staircase. and here are sitting
rooms fitted up with a corner fireplace and
hard wood mantel This room is the reception
room Of the stables. and 1t will be well lighted
and comfortably furnished. There are also
the beI rooms of the coachman and footman.
and Stanford will have telephone communis
cation with these stables Ii will lie here
that the servants who have charge Of the
horses will liv. The court room on the
second floor is only reached, as far as vehicles
are concerned, by the elevator. IL is roughly
finished, ami the rafters iopk down upon the
hard wood floor and the half dozen carriages
Resting upon il.